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= Howard Wright =

Howard Wright is an American business executive, columnist, and philanthropist.

Business Career
Wright is the Chairman and founder of Seattle Hospitality Group (SHG), a holding company with interests in restaurants, hospitality, tourism, event management and transportation companies in Washington, Oregon, and California.

In 2018, SHG announced a strategic investment in Kenmore Air Harbor, the largest seaplane airline in the United States with more than 45 destinations throughout the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.

In 2019, SHG partnered with legendary Pacific Northwest chef and restauranteur Ethan Stowell by investing a significant stake in Ethan Stowell Restaurants.

Civic Activism
In Seattle, Mr. Wright is deeply involved in the region’s business, arts and education issues. He regularly weighs in on local policy and events for the Puget Sound Business Journal in his regular column, "Wright on Center."

In 2013, Howard co-chaired the City of Seattle's Income Inequality Advisory Committee, which crafted the city’s phased-in $15-per-hour minimum wage law.

He was also a member of the Washington State University Board of Regents, where he helped to lead the university’s first $1 billion capital campaign, and the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington.

Howard has a longstanding commitment to Guatemala and to the University del Valle in Guatemala City (UVG). He previously served on the boards of the Amigos de las Américas Foundation, the U.S. Foundation for Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.